Re: Helper or Model Function?

Hi John, thanks for the info. I'll give that a whirl

A general question: do helpers have access to Model data, or would
you need to import the Model into the helper to access data like
that?.

Im just getting into Helpers, Components, etc so I'm trying to figure
out when its best to use each

On Nov 2, 12:25 pm, John Andersen <j.andersen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Based on the information you provided (not enough):
>
> One possible solution is to have a separate Element to create the
> link, when the database contains the specific record.
> The element will use requestAction to query the database for the
> specific record, and display/not display the link depending on the
> reply.
>
> Turn on cache for the element, so that the requestAction is only used
> once in each session.
>
> Enjoy,
>    John
>
> On Nov 2, 5:40 pm, dtirer <dti...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So here's my scenario. On a particular page, I want to display a link.
> > However, I only want to display this link if a particular record
> > exists in the database.
>
> > Firstly, do helpers have access to DB/Model info?
>
> > If so, should I make a helper to check if the records exists in the
> > DB?
>
> > Whats the best way to do this?
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